What color is #6D9375?

#6D9375 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9375?

The RGB value is 109, 147, 117: 109 red, 147 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9375?

The complementary color is #936D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9375 color

#6D9375 rgb(109, 147, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9375 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 57.6% green and 45.9% blue (109, 147, 117).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6D9375 color codes

HEX	`#6D9375`
RGB	`rgb(109, 147, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 57.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, -19.51, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 22.75, 149.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.95, 25.402, 20.678)`
Decimal	`7181173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9375, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6D9375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6D9375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9375; }
.text { color: #6d9375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 147 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9375, #6d9388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D9375?: #6D9375 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9375?: The RGB value is 109, 147, 117: 109 red, 147 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9375?: The complementary color is #936D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.